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Is the PEGylation of indium phosphide/zinc sulphide quantum dots the first step in creating a platelet biocompatible multimodal imaging agent? (2024)
Thesis
Booth, Z. Is the PEGylation of indium phosphide/zinc sulphide quantum dots the first step in creating a platelet biocompatible multimodal imaging agent?. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4790560

Background:
Indium phosphide/zinc sulphide (InP/ZnS) quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductive nanoparticles that have received growing focus due to the perception that they are safer than heavy metal based QDs. InP/ZnS QDs possess a highly fluorescent... Read More about Is the PEGylation of indium phosphide/zinc sulphide quantum dots the first step in creating a platelet biocompatible multimodal imaging agent?.

“It’s that gut feeling isn’t it”: general practitioner experiences of safeguarding in care homes for older people (2024)
Journal Article
White, C., & Alton, E. (2024). “It’s that gut feeling isn’t it”: general practitioner experiences of safeguarding in care homes for older people. The journal of adult protection, https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-02-2024-0009

Purpose: General practitioners (GPs) play an important role in adult safeguarding. However, their experiences of this role have received scant attention in the UK and internationally. This study aimed to explore their experiences of safeguarding with... Read More about “It’s that gut feeling isn’t it”: general practitioner experiences of safeguarding in care homes for older people.

Identifying predictors of transition to a care home for people with dementia: findings from the IDEAL programme (2024)
Journal Article
Sabatini, S., Martyr, A., Gamble, L. D., Matthews, F. E., Thom, J. M., Henderson, C., Allan, L., Pentecost, C., Quinn, C., Hunt, A., & Clare, L. (2024). Identifying predictors of transition to a care home for people with dementia: findings from the IDEAL programme. Aging and Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2024.2383367

Objectives: This study investigates factors associated with the person with dementia and the caregiver to identify those associated with an increased risk of transition to a care home. Method: IDEAL data were collected at baseline and at 12- and 24-m... Read More about Identifying predictors of transition to a care home for people with dementia: findings from the IDEAL programme.

Fairness, Bias, and Ethics in AI: Exploring the Factors Affecting Student Performance (2024)
Journal Article
Omughelli, D., Gordon, N., & Al Jaber, T. (2024). Fairness, Bias, and Ethics in AI: Exploring the Factors Affecting Student Performance. Journal of Intelligent Communication, 4(1), 100-110. https://doi.org/10.54963/jic.v4i1.306

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) as a data science tool for education has enormous potential for increasing student performance and course outcomes. However, the growing concern about fairness, bias, and ethics in AI systems requires a careful... Read More about Fairness, Bias, and Ethics in AI: Exploring the Factors Affecting Student Performance.

Disability and long-term breathlessness: a cross-sectional, population study (2024)
Journal Article
Kochovska, S., Ferreira, D., Chang, S., Brunelli, V. N., Morgan, D. D., Similowski, T., Johnson, M., Ekström, M., & Currow, D. C. (2024). Disability and long-term breathlessness: a cross-sectional, population study. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 11(1), Article e002029. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2023-002029

Introduction: Disability, resulting from altered interactions between individuals and their environment, is a worldwide issue causing inequities and suffering. Many diseases associated with breathlessness cause disability but the relationship between... Read More about Disability and long-term breathlessness: a cross-sectional, population study.

Ancillary hospital workers experience during COVID-19: systematic review and narrative synthesis (2024)
Journal Article
Kearsley, S. L., Walker, L., Johnson, M. J., & Bravington, A. (2024). Ancillary hospital workers experience during COVID-19: systematic review and narrative synthesis. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, Article spcare-2024-004855. https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2024-004855

Background: COVID-19 overwhelmed healthcare systems worldwide. Its impact on clinical staff is well documented, but little is known about the effects on ancillary staff (cleaners, porters and caterers). Aim: To identify the evidence of the impact of... Read More about Ancillary hospital workers experience during COVID-19: systematic review and narrative synthesis.

“Your Head is on the Chopping Block”: Exploring the Transitions from Primary Trainee Teacher to Early Career Teacher in England (2024)
Journal Article
Coverdale, L., & Glazzard, J. (2024). “Your Head is on the Chopping Block”: Exploring the Transitions from Primary Trainee Teacher to Early Career Teacher in England. International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 3(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.5334/ijelt.87

This paper is based on the first author’s doctoral research. Existing literature demonstrates that teachers experience high workloads, significant accountability, poor mental health, burnout and low job satisfaction. Longitudinal studies which explor... Read More about “Your Head is on the Chopping Block”: Exploring the Transitions from Primary Trainee Teacher to Early Career Teacher in England.

How can we optimize antifungal use and stewardship in the treatment of acute leukemia? (2024)
Journal Article
Taynton, T., Allsup, D., & Barlow, G. (2024). How can we optimize antifungal use and stewardship in the treatment of acute leukemia?. Expert Review of Hematology, https://doi.org/10.1080/17474086.2024.2383401

Introduction: The global need for antifungal stewardship is driven by spreading antimicrobial and antifungal resistance. Triazoles are the only oral and relatively well-tolerated class of antifungal medications, and usage is associated with acquired... Read More about How can we optimize antifungal use and stewardship in the treatment of acute leukemia?.

Monopile-induced turbulence and sediment redistribution form visible wakes in offshore wind farms (2024)
Journal Article
Bailey, L. P., Dorrell, R. M., Kostakis, I., McKee, D., Parsons, D., Rees, J., Strong, J., Simmons, S., & Forster, R. (2024). Monopile-induced turbulence and sediment redistribution form visible wakes in offshore wind farms. Frontiers in Earth Science, 12, Article 1383726. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2024.1383726

Offshore wind farms are becoming an increasingly common feature in the marine environment as a renewable energy source. There is a growing body of evidence on the effects of wind farms on the seabed and its organisms. However, an important and unders... Read More about Monopile-induced turbulence and sediment redistribution form visible wakes in offshore wind farms.

The ten-year anniversary of public procurement reforms: a critical assessment of the European Union public procurement Directives (2024)
Journal Article
Bovis, C. H. (2024). The ten-year anniversary of public procurement reforms: a critical assessment of the European Union public procurement Directives. ERA-Forum, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12027-024-00798-5

This article evaluates the objectives of the legal framework on public procurement in the European Union and assesses its contribution to the internal market. The author provides for a critical analysis of the evolution of the public procurement acqu... Read More about The ten-year anniversary of public procurement reforms: a critical assessment of the European Union public procurement Directives.

Factors influencing European river lamprey passage at a tidal river barrier (2024)
Journal Article
Lothian, A. J., Bolland, J. D., Albright, A. J., Jubb, W. M., Bubb, D. H., Noble, R. A., Nunn, A. D., Dodd, J. R., Tummers, J. S., & Lucas, M. C. (2024). Factors influencing European river lamprey passage at a tidal river barrier. Hydrobiologia, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-024-05633-z

Understanding and improving passage by diadromous species at tidal barriers is less well advanced than that for non-tidal anthropogenic river barriers. This study assessed factors affecting upstream passage of anadromous river lamprey (Lampetra fluvi... Read More about Factors influencing European river lamprey passage at a tidal river barrier.

The Effect of Long-Term Azithromycin on Objective and Subjective Cough in Chronic Respiratory Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials and Noncomparative Studies (2024)
Journal Article
Sykes, D. L., Mason, P., Rahunathan, N., Hart, S. P., Morice, A. H., & Crooks, M. G. (2024). The Effect of Long-Term Azithromycin on Objective and Subjective Cough in Chronic Respiratory Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials and Noncomparative Studies. Lung, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-024-00729-8

Introduction: Azithromycin is an effective treatment for various respiratory conditions but its effect on cough is poorly understood. We synthesised data from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and noncomparative studies (NCT) examining its effect o... Read More about The Effect of Long-Term Azithromycin on Objective and Subjective Cough in Chronic Respiratory Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials and Noncomparative Studies.

Selective detection of paraquat by a cucurbit[7]uril-based fluorescent probe (2024)
Journal Article
Shan, P. H., Pan, D. W., Li, C. R., Meng, T. H., Redshaw, C., Tao, Z., & Xiao, X. (2024). Selective detection of paraquat by a cucurbit[7]uril-based fluorescent probe. Journal of Pesticide Science, 49(2), 114-121. https://doi.org/10.1584/JPESTICS.D23-062

A simple fluorescent “on-off” system that can be utilized for the selective identification and determination of paraquat (PQ) is presented herein. 1H NMR spectroscopic data indicated that in aqueous solution the alkaloid palmatine can be partially en... Read More about Selective detection of paraquat by a cucurbit[7]uril-based fluorescent probe.

Damages in Public Procurement: Triple Damages Claims Available for Breaches of Public Procurement Law (2024)
Journal Article
Bovis, C. (2024). Damages in Public Procurement: Triple Damages Claims Available for Breaches of Public Procurement Law. European Procurement and Public Private Partnership Law Review, 19(2), 104-109. https://doi.org/10.21552/epppl/2024/2/5

The Remedies Directives leave Member States with a wide discretion as to the creation of the appropriate forum to receive complaints and legal actions against decisions of contracting authorities and utilities, as well as action for damages in public... Read More about Damages in Public Procurement: Triple Damages Claims Available for Breaches of Public Procurement Law.

Interval Observer-Based Fault Detection and Isolation for Quadrotor UAV with Cable-Suspended Load (2024)
Journal Article
Zhu, X., Li, Y., Yin, G., & Patton, R. J. (2024). Interval Observer-Based Fault Detection and Isolation for Quadrotor UAV with Cable-Suspended Load. IEEE transactions on systems, man, and cybernetics. Systems, 54(10), 5876-5888. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSMC.2024.3411315

This article proposes an actuator fault detection and isolation (FDI) scheme for quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a cable-suspended load. First, a linear parameter-varying (LPV) model of quadrotor UAV is established, in which the effects... Read More about Interval Observer-Based Fault Detection and Isolation for Quadrotor UAV with Cable-Suspended Load.

Experimental development of lightweight manipulators with improved design cycle time that leverages off-the-shelf robotic arm components (2024)
Journal Article
Abbas, M. R., Ahsan, M., & Iqbal, J. (2024). Experimental development of lightweight manipulators with improved design cycle time that leverages off-the-shelf robotic arm components. PLoS ONE, 19(7), Article e0305379. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305379

The growing market for lightweight robots inspires new use-cases, such as collaborative manipulators for human-centered automation. However, widespread adoption faces obstacles due to high R&D costs and longer design cycles, although rapid advances i... Read More about Experimental development of lightweight manipulators with improved design cycle time that leverages off-the-shelf robotic arm components.

Redefining Digital Twins - A Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Perspective (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tuton, E., Ma, X., & Dethlefs, N. (2024, May). Redefining Digital Twins - A Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Perspective. Presented at The Science of Making Torque from Wind (TORQUE 2024), Florence, Italy

Digital Twin (DT) technology has seen an explosion in popularity, with wind energy no exception. This is particularly true for Operations & Maintenance (O&M) applications. However, this expanded use has been accompanied by loose, conflicting, definit... Read More about Redefining Digital Twins - A Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Perspective.

Phase-Based Adaptive Fractional LQR for Inverted-Pendulum-Type Robots: Formulation and Verification (2024)
Journal Article
Saleem, O., & Iqbal, J. (2024). Phase-Based Adaptive Fractional LQR for Inverted-Pendulum-Type Robots: Formulation and Verification. IEEE Access, 12, 93185-93196. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3415494

The underlying principles of inverted pendulums are widely applied to develop stabilization control strategies for under-actuated robotic systems in various applications. This article methodically designs an adaptive fractional-order linear quadratic... Read More about Phase-Based Adaptive Fractional LQR for Inverted-Pendulum-Type Robots: Formulation and Verification.